BIN 06, 249 (P298457)

Administrative tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 06585

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) me-at 2(disz) _tug2#_ [sza]
2. qa2-tim 2(disz) _tug2 sag10#_ [...]
3. lu di2 u2 [...]
4. 6(u) 3(disz) _tug2_ [...]
5. 2(u) _tug2_ x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. 1(disz) _tug2_ sza [...]
2'. 1(u) _tug2_ sza a-x [...]
3'. _szunigin_ 2(u) me-at [...]
4'. 2(disz) _tug2_ sza s,u-uh3-ri#-[im]
5'. 9(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu#
6'. u2 u2-nu-su2-nu 1(u) 2(disz) x [...]
7'. mi3-ma a-nim#
8'. a-na i-ku-pa2-[sza]
9'. ap-qi2-id#
left
1. _igi_ a-szur-ma-lik#
2. _igi_ a-szur-i-di x

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P298457

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 32.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 06585
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009569
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6585

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 249

    [Stephens1944BIN6] Stephens, Ferris J. 1944. Old Assyrian Letters and Business Documents. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University, Volume 6. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-10-27 at 10:50:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:52:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 249 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298457.
BIN 06, 249 artifact entry (No. P298457). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298457 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 249 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298457 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298457},
}


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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 249 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298457.
BIN 06, 249 artifact entry (No. P298457). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298457 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 249 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298457 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298457},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P298457
LB  - CDLI:P298457
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - BIN 06, 249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298457
ER  -
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